Teaching Resources

Tools you can use to strengthen your expertise as a teacher

Tools for Teachers

Below, you'll find a list of internal and external teaching resources we've compiled to support your teaching development. We are happy to recommend additional reading from online sources or from our teaching library in Hill Hall during an individual consultation.

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Enhance your teaching

On-campus resources (and related readings) for UM instructors

The CETL Syllabus Template includes suggested language for a range of course policies as well as information on relevant university requirements and links to external resources.

For additional resources on syllabus design, we recommend How to Create a Syllabus, by Kevin Gannon, and the Accessible Syllabus website. Helpful resources for maximizing accessibility can be found at the University of Mississippi Accessibility Solutions website.

The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning is committed to helping instructors enhance diversity, mitigate inequity, and foster inclusion in their classrooms. 

We recommend the following resources for inclusive teaching:

We also partner with the Division of Access, Opportunity, and Community Engagement to offer workshops on Promoting Community and Belonging in the Classroom. To register for these workshops, visit my.olemiss.edu -> Employee -> Tools and Resources -> Training Workshops -> Promoting Community and Belonging -> Register.

Learn more about our inclusive teaching offerings on our blog.

CETL regularly partners with our colleagues in the Academic Innovations Group to offer workshops and other tools for navigating generative AI in the classroom, including an annual AI Institute for Teachers.

We also recommend the following resources created by our colleagues:

Learn more about our AI-related offerings on our blog

CETL supports instructors teaching in any modality, including asynchronous online courses. We're joined in this endeavor by UM's Office of Academic Outreach, who offer an online instructor endorsement, online course support, instructional design consultations, tutorials, travel grants, and other resources for those who teach online. 

We also recommend the following resources, both authored by Flower Darby:

Designing a syllabus?

The CETL Syllabus Template includes suggested language for a range of course policies as well as information on relevant university requirements and links to external resources. 

Download the template

Showcase your teaching

Teaching conferences and university teaching awards

For a comprehensive directory of conferences on college and university teaching, visit the database maintained by Kennesaw State University's Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning.

Chancellor’s Office/Alumni Association
  • Elsie M. Hood Award
  • St Amand Award

Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning

  • Johnny W. Lott Graduate Instructor Award
  • Graduate Teaching Assistant Awards

College of Liberal Arts
  • The Cora Lee Graham Award for Outstanding Teaching of First-Year Students
  • Howell Family Outstanding Teacher of the Year
  • Humanities Teacher of the Year

School of Law 

  • Ben A. Hardy Faculty Excellence Award
  • Outstanding Law Professor Award

School of Pharmacy

  • Clinical Sciences Teacher of the Year
  • Pharmacy Teacher of the Year

School of Business Administration

  • Outstanding Teacher in the School of Business Award

School of Accountancy

  • School of Accountancy Outstanding Teacher Award

School of Engineering

  • School of Engineering Outstanding Faculty Member of the Year

School of Applied Sciences

  • Thomas A. Crowe Outstanding Faculty Award

The University Catalog contains annual winners of teaching awards offered across the university. Select the most recent catalog and navigate to "Distinguished Faculty & Staff Awards."

Additional Resources

You can find more resources, along with recaps of CETL events, on our blog.

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